Display-rack.



UNITE@ STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

Application tiled July 18. 1906. Serial No. 326,741.

To coll wiz/0m, it may concern:

Beit known that I, AsA B. Losnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lake City, in the county of Calhoun and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be al'ull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in display-racks, and more particularly to that class adapted to be used for exhibiting samples, such as paper' and fabrics; and my object is to provide a rack of this class which is light and durable and one that can be telescoped to increase or decrease the size ofthe supporting-frame.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved rack complete. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the telescoping frame. Fig. 3 is a sectional view as seen from line 3 3,Fig. 1; and Fig. al is a sectional view as seen from line 4 4, Fig. 1,

Referring to the drawings, in which similar reference-numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the basesections of my improved rack, said sections being preferably formed of heavy wire or rods and have their free ends directed upwardly and disposed into sockets 2, carried by supporting-standards 3, said sockets being preferabl soldered to the standards. rI`he upper enc s of the supportingstandards 3 are directed outwardly and have secured thereto, as by soldering or the like, thimbles el, through which is disposed the lower telescoping sections 5 and 6 of the side rails 7 and S, while the upper telescoping sections 9 and. 10 of the side rails 7 and 3 are disposed through the looped end 11 of a standard 12, said standard being grouped with the standards 3 and secured thereto, as by soldering or the like. The standards 3 and 12 in this manner are substantially formed into a single standard and produce a very strong support for the side rails. A plurality of supporting-rods 13 are disposed laterally between each set of side rails and have their ends looped, as at 14, to receive the telescoping sections 9 and 10 ofthe side rails, the supporting-rods being so mounted upon the side rails that they may be adjusted toward or from each other, as desired. The side rails are formed by bending a rod upon itself to form the telescoping sections thereof and disposing the sections parallel with each other and at a distance apart, the union between the two telescoping sections being directed substantially together to prevent the looped portions of the supporting-rods 13 from passing from the upper to the lower section thereof. By this construction it will be seen that the side rails can be longitudinally adjusted through the thimbles 4 and the looped end of the standard 12, thereby materially increasing the capacity of the supporting-rack, or the sections ofthe side rails can be moved together and the parts brought compactly together, thereby decreasing the size of the rack.

In practice all of the supporting-rods eX- ccpt one are directed away from the central portion of the frame, and the goods to be displayed is then disposed over the supportingrod remaining in the center of the frame, after which the next succeeding rod is supplied with the goods to be displayed and moved into close relation to the supporting rod previously filled and this operation repeated until all of the rods have been supplied with the goods to be displayed.

The base-sections 1 are preferably provided upon the horizontal portions thereof with collars 15, said collars being composed of rubber or other resilient material, thereby preventing the base from scarring the `floor or other articles upon which the display1ack may be disposed.

It will now be seen that I have provided a display-rack which can be very cheaply constructed and one that is very durable and positive in its operation.

It will further be seen that the device as shown can be increased or decreased in size to accommodate various amounts of goods to be displayed.

Vhat I claim is- 1. A rack of the class described comprising base-sections, standards secured to said basesections, side rails disposed in pairs, means at the upper ends of said standards to telescopically receive said side rails and rods connecting the side rails and movable thereon.

2. In a rack of the class described comprising the combination with a base and standards thereon; of yside rails disposed in pairs and telescopically mounted on said standards, supporting-rods disposed between IOO IOS

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each pair of standards and movably secured rails teleseopieally mounted upon said standthereto and means at the end of eeeh side rail i ards, supporting-rods disposed between said I 5l to limit the movement of said rods. side rails and laterally slidable thereon and 3. A rack of the olass described comprising i means at the end of each side rail to limit the a base, standards secured to said base, side l movement of said rods. rails comprising upper and lower parallel In testimony whereot` I have signed my members7 said side rails being grouped in pairs,h seluringP d erioeslupon saic standarlclls I two subscribing Witnesses. 1n W 1e sait site rai s are e eseopioa y mounted and supporting-rods disposed be- ASA B' LOSER tween each pair of side rails. l Witnesses:

4. A rack of the class described comprising i JAs. H. TrTUs, e base, standards secured to said baseI side f FRED BoLDEs.

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